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大理花

大理花

Chinese

		Dali, a small town in Yunnan, China.	flower; blossom; to spend (money, time) flower; blossom; to spend (money, time); fancy pattern
simp. and trad. (大理花)		大理	花

Noun

大理花

dahlia

Synonyms

大麗花／大丽花 (dàlìhuā)
天竺牡丹 (tiānzhú mǔdān)

Etymology

Borrowing from English dahlia + 花 (huā, “flower”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàlǐhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ lei⁵ faa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàlǐhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahliihua
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ lei⁵ faa¹
  - Yale: daaih léih fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ lei⁵ faa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² lei̯¹³ fɑː⁵⁵/